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LARA CROFT GO CSP BLOG TASKS

  Language 1) When did Lara Croft first appear in a videogame? Lara Croft first appeared in the videogame in the 1996 by Edios for the play station game Tomb Raider. 2) What classic films influenced the creation of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider games? Indiana Jones movies, original tomb raider games, tomb raider movie, retro puzzle games like 'secret of monkey island'. 3) How has Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame? Lara Croft and Tomb Raider moved beyond just being a videogame as they both became an icon, allowing other female characters to be made, as well as having 2D perspective. 4)  What devices can you play Lara Croft Go on? The devices that you can play Lara Croft Go on are mobile phones, computer, and play station 4. 5) What type of game is Lara Croft Go? Lara Croft Go is a puzzle game. 6) How does Lara Croft Go use narrative (storyline) to make the game enjoyable for the audience? Lara Croft Go uses narrative to make the game enjoyable for ...

VIDEO GAMES: INTRODUCTION

1) What were the first videogames like? The first video games was like analogue machine, arcade games, shooting genre, pixelated, single genre, lack of variety, no characters, no colour, and no narrative. 2) How have videogames changed over time? Video games became more interactive overtime, first person perspective, became more colourful, characters evolved, features - talk to other people (worldwide), accessibility, and graphics. 3) What do the most successful games have in common? Answer this in as much detail as you can. Think about audience pleasures - what do people like about playing videogames? The most successful games all have a narrative and different genres. They are all focused on the target audience. They think about how it's gonna affect their audience and how they can use it as their escapism. They also add stuffs that gives the audience more knowledge about how other stuffs works. People like playing videogames because it allows them to have a distraction from ever...

BLOG TASKS: THE TIMES - LANGUAGE AND REPRESENTATION

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition is about how the BBC talks about Lineker badly and the idea that he was kicked out of the BBC due to him being biased about his post. The front cover appeals to the Times reader as it also involves politics and business about the BBC workers and their British heritage and tradition. Also, because of the target audience of the Times where there's more old generation they're more used to broadsheet newspapers. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it? Their language is more complex and have informations about politics and business, focusing on the right-wing. While the Daily Mirror focus more on the idea of gossip and have more images, they're leaning on the left-wing. 3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper convent...

THE TIMES - INTRODUCTION: BLOG TASK

  Read   the About Us page of the Times website   and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? The Times was founded 1785. It started using the name Times in 1788. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? The content John Walter suggested the paper would offer in the first edition was politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials advertisements, and amusements. 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  The Times' page say about the political views are contending issues with respectful "fair argument". The Times has supported both New Labour and the conservatives in recent times and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendrum. 4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? Rupert Murdoch owns The Times and the editorial integrity is protected by providing ...

DAILY MIRROR - AUDIENCE AND INDUSTRIES

Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. The Daily Mirror's audience are: Older with almost half the audience aged 65+ Most are in C1, C2, DE social classes They are likely to be in the struggler, resigned, or mainstream psychoragphic groups 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? The Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience because they can relate to the stories. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. A reader might enjoy the Daily Mirror as they have the same interests as the stories in the Daily Mirror. They might care for the person in the newspaper as they feel like they can relate to them. They also gain knowledge about the person in the story as well as being able to understand what is happening as the Daily Mirror's target audience are not as educated as the target audie...

DAILY MIRROR CASE STUDY

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: the title block of the newspaper Pug: something to catch reader's eye Splash Head:  the lead story Slogan: sums up ethos of newspaper Dateline: date newspaper was published Byline: gives the name of journalist/ writer Standfirst: introductory paragraph usually bold 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. The main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror is about Gary Lineker coming back to BBC after getting kicked out due to an issue.  3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? The pug on the front cover of The Daily Mirror is the soap opera. It may appeal to Daily Mirror readers as it's soft news related.  4) Why is the choice o...

INTRODUCTION TO NEWSPAPERS

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? The type of news that are typically seen in a tabloid newspaper are report on major news, but also include a lot of showbiz gossips, entertainment and sport. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? The type of news that you can typically find in a broadsheet newspaper are more serious, political views and business. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Left wing are more o socialist which is Labour. The newspaper that they are more likely to read is Daily Mirror. 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Right-wing are more on conservative party, they are more on capitalism. The newspaper that they are more likely to read are  The Times. 5) Why has there...